Reviews: Tormek SuperGrind 2000 Sharpening System

Like many, I’ve looked at wet grinders (in particular the Tormek’s) for some time hoping to make sharpening an easier and more productive endeavor. I’ve tried using diamond sharpening stones with limited success. My chisels were sharper, but still not as sharp as I thought they should be. I’d see people cutting these fine shavings and I was essentially working with blunt instruments.
The biggest sticking point for me (any most other people) is the high price, esp...

I’ve had this unit for about six months and am very pleased with it.After destroying a wood chisel on a 6” grinder years ago I had been sharpening my tools with Japanese water stones. I was getting unsatisfactory results on my carving and lathe gouges, so decided to find a better (read easier) way.
Pros:Easy to set upEasy to repeat anglesFast with excellant resultsNo burned tools
Cons:PriceA bit messy (no more so than water stones)
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